từng
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Definition
Adverb:
- Each; every: Used to refer to individual members of a group, considered one by one.
- Such (a quantity): Used to indicate a specific, often limited, amount that has been mentioned or is understood.
Adverb (temporal):
- Ever; once; used to: Indicates that an action or state occurred at some indefinite point in the past.
Usage Examples
- Adverb (Each/Every):
- Cô giáo kiểm tra bài từng học sinh. (The teacher checked the homework of each student.)
- Hãy đọc từng chữ một. (Read every single word.)
- Adverb (Such a quantity):
- Từng ấy tiền không đủ mua xe. (Such an amount of money is not enough to buy a car.)
- Adverb (Temporal: Ever/Used to):
- Tôi đã từng sống ở Hà Nội. (I once lived in Hanoi.)
- Cậu ấy chưa từng nói dối. (He has never lied.)
Advanced Usage
- "từng... một": Emphasizes doing something one by one, individually, or step by step.
- Họ được phỏng vấn từng người một. (They were interviewed one by one.)
- "từng ấy": A fixed phrase meaning "that much/many" or "such an amount/number."
- Chỉ còn từng ấy thời gian thôi. (There's only that much time left.)
Variants and Related Words
- Từng li từng tí (idiomatic phrase): Means "every little bit" or "meticulously," emphasizing great attention to detail.
- Bà ấy chăm sóc khu vườn từng li từng tí. (She tends to the garden meticulously, attending to every little detail.)
Synonyms
- Each; every: Mỗi.
- Once; ever: Đã một lần.
- Such (an amount): Chừng ấy, ngần ấy.
Related Idioms
- Từng trải: Experienced; having gone through many life experiences.
- Ông ấy là một người từng trải. (He is an experienced man who has seen a lot of life.)
- Từng bước: Step by step; gradually.
- Chúng tôi đang từng bước hoàn thành dự án. (We are completing the project step by step.)
adv
- ever